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What a motivating story, Russell! :)I was looking into this as well. I think if it's the maintenance of grass paths, you might be alright with a good battery one - maybe have a look at the reviews or people complaining on online forums, before you choose which model. When I was looking, the cheapest ones I had my eye on got some complaints.If you want to clear brambles and so on, I don't know whether a battery-powered one would cope. Someone lent me a petrol one, but it was about 8 foot long and weighed a ton, and I couldn't carry that 15 mins walk to the plot, so it's never been used. I am still toying with the idea of a scythe...